Ormskirk Bowling Club

1st Prize Ted Baker £45

2nd Prize John Reese £22.50

Congratulations to this month’s winners your prizes are on the way. The draw was conducted on 2nd July by Nick Slater. To those existing and new members who would like to support the club, details to join and pay £5 a month per ticket are on the 100 Club tab on the club website. Your contributions are/will be greatly appreciated.

The next club competition will take place as above. £3 entry fee. Format will be decided on the day depending on the number of members present but we expect everyone to have at least 2 games. Please arrive by 12.45pm for a prompt start.

1st Prize Anthony Daw £40

2nd Prize Keith Knaggs £25

Congratulations to this month’s winners your prizes are on the way. The draw was conducted on 4th June by Jim Gray. To those existing and new members who would like to support the club, details to join and pay £5 a month per ticket are on the 100 Club tab on the club website. Your contributions are/will be greatly appreciated.

Thirteen bowlers came along for the annual Ken Knowles Memorial tournament yesterday. Plans to play a knockout format were jettisoned, given the relatively low numbers. A round-robin tournament was played with seven pairs, Kev Maher kindly played with four woods to make a ‘pair’. 

The group stage was very competitive with most pairs winning and losing some games. However, Pauline Snelson and Hannah Jones won all six of their games to progress smoothly through to the final. Hannah led superbly throughout and Pauline was as consistently good as ever. Emma Denning and Dave Hulse made it to the final by winning their final group game on the last end and ended up with four wins.  

The final turned out to be a one-sided affair with Dave and Emma establishing a 7-0 lead and never looking back. It was a shame that there had to be a loser, particularly as Pauline and Hannah had played so well in the group stage, but that’s sport isn’t it? Congratulations to Dave and Emma. They were worthy champions.  This was Emma’s first club tournament trophy and, with bowling like that, it could be the first of many. Dave has won too many to remember and played two tremendous woods to wrap up the final!

A good afternoon was had by all, although the sunshine was in short supply. A few photos from the afternoon are posted. Thanks to all those who came along as we remembered our late club Treasurer Ken. 

Our Ormskirk BC team who play in the Aughton League on a Wednesday Evening are short of players. If anyone would like to join the team please contact Peter Grimes on 07885 559 735.

Thank you

A reminder of the above club competition taking place this Sunday. Entry fee £3 with pairs drawn out of a hat. Please arrive by 12.45pm for a prompt start.

We are changing the format to a knockout competition to shorten the duration which had become a bit long. The losers of the first round go into a Plate competition. The winners stay in the Cup competition. That means everyone is guaranteed at least two games.

We look forward to seeing members on Sunday if you are able to support us.

The next pairs competition drawn at random is scheduled as above. Entry fee £3. A volunteer to run it would be greatly appreciated. Please arrive by 12.45pm for a prompt start.

1st Prize Graham Lucy £40

2nd Prize Graham Lucy £25

Congratulations to Graham, the benefit of having 2 tickets!-your winnings are on the way. The draw was conducted on 14th May by Paul Makin. To those existing and new members who would like to support the club, details to join and pay £5 a month per ticket are on the 100 Club tab on the club website. Your contributions are/will be greatly appreciated.

Our OBC Vets team who play on Thursday afternoons are desperately looking for two or three players, ideally to play regularly. 

As it is for ‘senior’ players you will need to be 55 or over to play. If you are interested or just willing to help out on an occasional basis and would like more information please contact Martin Roberts on 07796938600

I hope you are all enjoying the new season which is now well underway. A polite reminder that annual subs are due by the end of this month. Please can you complete an existing member form on the join tab of the club website when making payment so I can keep track.

Thank you.